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confirm
[ kuhn-furm ]
verb (used with object)
- to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
This report confirms my suspicions.
Synonyms: validate, authenticate, substantiate, prove
Antonyms: disprove
- to acknowledge with definite assurance:
Did the hotel confirm our room reservation?
- to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify:
to confirm a treaty;
to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
Antonyms: invalidate
- to make firm or more firm; add strength to; settle or establish firmly:
Their support confirmed my determination to run for mayor.
Synonyms: fix
Antonyms: shake
- to strengthen (a person) in habit, resolution, opinion, etc.:
The accident confirmed him in his fear of driving.
- to administer the religious rite of confirmation to.
confirm
/ kənˈfɜːm /
verb
- may take a clause as object to prove to be true or valid; corroborate; verify
- may take a clause as object to assert for a second or further time, so as to make more definite
he confirmed that he would appear in court
- to strengthen or make more firm
his story confirmed my doubts
- to make valid by a formal act or agreement; ratify
- to administer the rite of confirmation to
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Derived Forms
- conˈfirmatory, adjective
- conˈfirmer, noun
- conˈfirmable, adjective
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Other Words From
- con·firma·ble adjective
- con·firma·bili·ty noun
- con·firmer Law. con·fir·mor [kon-fer-, mawr, k, uh, n-, fur, -mer], noun
- con·firming·ly adverb
- noncon·firming adjective
- precon·firm verb (used with object)
- recon·firm verb (used with object)
- uncon·firm verb (used with object)
- uncon·firma·bili·ty noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confirm1
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Example Sentences
DNA tests were used to confirm Albert's status as father in both cases, following protracted legal battles.
Prosecutor Alessandro Leopizzi wasted no time in repeating the transcript to ask Schettino to confirm his words.
Furthermore, data confirm a connection between education level and police behavior.
Blood spatters on the pavement seem to confirm that he was moving toward Wilson when the instantly fatal shot was fired.
Just three Republicans out of 44 voted to confirm Hagel, himself a former GOP senator.
When the oath is given to confirm an assertion, it is sworn in confirmation of a covenant with God.
In later periods still, the history of African travelers, confirm all the former accounts concerning the industry of the people.
But it is at least deserving of notice, that the very few apparent exceptions to this rule evidently tend to confirm it.
Chet touched a button, and a white light flashed to confirm his report that all was clear.
To confirm the evidence of these gentlemen two or three sailors were put into the witness box.
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